In America today, many people experience relatively little contact with police and subsequently base their opinions about law enforcement more through media portrayals than reality. My life has provided examples in three distinct ways that are worth sharing. Personal:...

Popped out to the range for a brief bit of testing this morning. And found something interesting. Last time I was out, I ran into a problem with my Springfield EMP4 (9mm, 1911 platform), which I got earlier this year. After a couple of rounds of good Self Defense...

This post is NOT about gun control, even though the article which it references specifically is. I don’t want to get into that discussion here, and will delete any comments which attempt to discuss it. Rather, I want to look at the article in order to better...

Language Choices: The way we talk frames everything else and couldn’t be more crucial if the real goal is persuading others. For example, when people discuss why they own firearms, it frequently comes from a perspective that makes the issue seem overly...

Ross Eliot at a gun show in Portland last October The March for Our Lives movement has been getting a lot of attention lately. It’s always inspiring to see young people getting active towards causes that bring about positive change. However, this particular one...

I recently had a chance to shoot an AMT Lightning — it’s a clone of the Ruger Mark II .22lr pistol, but in stainless steel. Here it is: That’s a 10″ factory barrel, which was one of the options available when these guns were being produced back in the 80’s/90’s. I...